SECURE

v. ensure, assure; obtain, procure; protect, defend; fortify, strengthen; lock, fasten

adj. safe, free from danger; protected; strong, stable; closed, locked; confident, not worried or concerned; assured, certain

Secure may refer to:Security, being protected against danger or lossSecurity (finance), e.g. secured loansSecure (G5), a NatureServe conservation status, similar to Least Concern, indicating a species is not at risk of extinctionSecure River, Bolivia
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Verb
1. get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"
(synonym) procure
(hypernym) obtain
(hyponym) suborn
(derivation) procurer, securer
2. cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
(synonym) fasten, fix
(hypernym) attach
(hyponym) strap
(cause) fasten
3. assure payment of
(hypernym) guarantee, vouch
(hyponym) certify
4. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
(synonym) guarantee, ensure, insure, assure
(hyponym) doom
(verb-group) guarantee, vouch
5. fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak"
(synonym) plug, stop up
(hypernym) close, fill up
(hyponym) stopper, stopple
(entail) insert, infix, enter, introduce
6. furnish with battens; "batten ships"
(synonym) batten, batten down
(hypernym) strengthen, beef up, fortify
Adjective
1. free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "secure himself, he went out of his way to help others"
(synonym) unafraid, untroubled
(antonym) insecure
2. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"
(antonym) insecure, unsafe
(similar) assured
(see-also) invulnerable
3. kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss; "the most protected spot I could find"
(synonym) protected
(similar) bastioned, fortified
(see-also) invulnerable
4. not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist"
(antonym) insecure
(similar) steady
(see-also) fixed
5. able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
(synonym) impregnable, inviolable, strong, unassailable, unattackable
(similar) invulnerable
6. financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
(synonym) dependable, good, safe
(similar) sound

(v. t.)
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.
  

(v. t.)
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
  

(v. t.)
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
  

(v. t.)
To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.
  

(a.)
Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.
  

(a.)
Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from.
  

(a.)
Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.
  

(a.)
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome.
  

<protocol> (HTTPS) A variant of HTTP used by Netscape for handling secure transactions.
The Netscape Navigator supports a URL access method, "https", for connecting to HTTP servers using SSL.
"https" is a unique protocol that is simply SSL underneath HTTP. You need to use "https://" for HTTP URLs with SSL, whereas you continue to use "http://" for HTTP URLs without SSL. The default "https" port number is 443, as assigned by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.
http://www.netscape.com/info/security-doc.html.
(1995-01-16)